Owners are planted firmly and are not budging. My guess is the league is banking that the group of players that wanted a third proposal last Thursday will grow and move even closer to the NHL's offer.

Taking a wild stab at it but if nothing happens this week, that a week from Friday the league will cancel a month's worth of games as opposed to the 2 week intervals we've seen so far. And that my friends ( and foes ) takes us into December.

still feel they meet the week of the 12-15th of November (that is meet not settle) to see if they can get it resolved, get the guys back in that 7 days and start on Black Friday. That is Veterans week and a good reality check as small as it may be to these negotiators about what is really important.

That is nothing but a feeling but I do channel the Infinite (Bruins Hate Guy of the Month) David Krejci for answers.